ka kite ano, Aotearoa [again]

i boarded a magic silver sardine in Westland
it took me to a cloudblanketed land
except being summer
the cloud was only there at the crack of dawn
the purpose of the journey was to make feltquilts
at Dairy Flat

bits of them looked a little like this

some of the leaves that found their way
into my pockets

we dyed some threads and yarns

and i took time to wander to a
favourite beach
where the lilies i struggle to keep alive in my garden
bloom on the sandhills
and waft their scent across the Pacific

and yes
i have a new app on the batfone
it stitches [yes, that's what it says]
images together [panorama for those who want to know]






















in between playing with the scenery i
dug holes in the sand
and buried cloth in the hot water that bubbled up from the deep
more about that later



















and i have a new friend
we are wearing matching outfits